Republican desperation knows no bounds

[Le Jacquelope]

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/bogus-robocall.html?npu=1&mbid=yhp

Bogus Robocall Tells Floridians They Can Vote By Phone
By Sarah Lai Stirland EmailOctober 31, 2008 | 6:37:34 PMCategories: Election '08

The residents of Broward County, Florida have recently received misleading robocalls telling them that they can vote by phone on Election Day, according to a report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Friday.

The report didn't provide many details, other than the fact that the voice fallaciously identified itself as Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes.

When asked whether she had heard about the calls, the supervisor's public service director said that she hadn't, and that of course voting by phone is not an option.

The call is just one of a number of dirty tricks being pulled off around the country just before record numbers of voters are expected to turn up at the polls on Election Day.

Another unknown group is distributing flyers (see the flyer after the jump) with official-looking letterhead around the area of Hampton Roads, Virgina that erroneously inform recipients that because of the crowds at the polls, the Virginia State Board of Elections is scheduling Republicans to vote on November 4th, and Democrats on the 5th.

Democratic congressmen Jerry Nadler of New York, John Conyers of Michigan and Bobby Scott of Virginia on Thursday asked the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the matter and to bring criminal charges against the originators of the flyers.

Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that people in the area have been receiving robocalls with the same message. This particular trick is an old one: In 2004, the New York Times reported the same message going out in the Pittsburgh area via flyers.

 

[The_Goat]

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/bogus-robocall.html?npu=1&mbid=yhp

Bogus Robocall Tells Floridians They Can Vote By Phone
By Sarah Lai Stirland EmailOctober 31, 2008 | 6:37:34 PMCategories: Election '08

The residents of Broward County, Florida have recently received misleading robocalls telling them that they can vote by phone on Election Day, according to a report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Friday.

The report didn't provide many details, other than the fact that the voice fallaciously identified itself as Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes.

When asked whether she had heard about the calls, the supervisor's public service director said that she hadn't, and that of course voting by phone is not an option.

The call is just one of a number of dirty tricks being pulled off around the country just before record numbers of voters are expected to turn up at the polls on Election Day.

Another unknown group is distributing flyers (see the flyer after the jump) with official-looking letterhead around the area of Hampton Roads, Virgina that erroneously inform recipients that because of the crowds at the polls, the Virginia State Board of Elections is scheduling Republicans to vote on November 4th, and Democrats on the 5th.

Democratic congressmen Jerry Nadler of New York, John Conyers of Michigan and Bobby Scott of Virginia on Thursday asked the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the matter and to bring criminal charges against the originators of the flyers.

Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that people in the area have been receiving robocalls with the same message. This particular trick is an old one: In 2004, the New York Times reported the same message going out in the Pittsburgh area via flyers.

You really are a boring gimp...​

 

[Le Jacquelope]

You really are a boring gimp...​

And you really are now on ignore.

 

[The_Goat]

And you really are now on ignore.

Again... hahahahahahahahahahaha you fucking sad idiot.

 

[fgarvb1]

Here's the thing.

If you guys are SO damned sure Obama has won why the hell are you trying to give us Republicans grief for?

If that is in fact the fact, we are all going to be suffering for four years anyway.

Makes you look like a bunch insane fuckers doesn't it?

 

[Le Jacquelope]

Here's the thing.

If you guys are SO damned sure Obama has won why the hell are you trying to give us Republicans grief for?

If that is in fact the fact, we are all going to be suffering for four years anyway.

Makes you look like a bunch insane fuckers doesn't it?

You just want the beatings to stop, eh pussy boy?

As Obama has continually said, never let up.

As RobDownSouth says, hit 'em harder.


Buckle up, Sparky, the Republican Party is this century's bitch.

 

[fgarvb1]

You just want the beatings to stop, eh pussy boy?

As Obama has continually said, never let up.

As RobDownSouth says, hit 'em harder.


Buckle up, Sparky, the Republican Party is this century's bitch.

Yeah, well...

we have a saying around here.

Hurt dog hollers and you bitches have been doing some howling.

 

[Le Jacquelope]

Yeah, well...

we have a saying around here.

Hurt dog hollers and you bitches have been doing some howling.

Are you done making an idiot of yourself yet?

http://www.examiner.com/printa-1667620~AP_poll_shows_Obama_backers_gleeful,_McCain's_glum.html

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Politics
AP poll shows Obama backers gleeful, McCain's glum

By ALAN FRAM and TREVOR TOMPSON, The Associated Press
2008-11-01 15:04:35.0
Current rank: # 738 of 6,164
WASHINGTON -

That smiling guy walking down the street? Odds are he's a Barack Obama backer. The grouchy looking one? Don't ask, and don't necessarily count on him to vote next week, either.

Supporters of John McCain, long less enthusiastic than Obama's, have become increasingly glum about the presidential campaign in recent weeks, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Saturday. Their feelings have turned more negative during a period that has seen Obama, the Democratic senator from Illinois, take a firm lead in many polls.

Obama's backers have retained a higher level of excitement. One expert says the contrasting moods could affect how likely the two candidates' supporters are to vote on Election Day, possibly dampening McCain's turnout while boosting Obama's.

While 43 percent of Obama's backers said they are excited over the campaign, just 13 percent of McCain's said so, according to the survey of adults, conducted by Knowledge Networks. Six in 10 Obama supporters said the race interests them, compared to four in 10 backing McCain, the Republican senator from Arizona.

On the flip side, 52 percent of McCain supporters said the campaign has left them frustrated, compared to 30 percent of Obama's. A quarter of McCain backers say they feel helpless, double the rate of those preferring Obama.

More McCain supporters also feel angry and bored, while Obama's are likelier to say they are proud and hopeful.

All of this is a bad sign for McCain, according to George E. Marcus, a political scientist from Williams College who has studied the role emotion plays in politics. Negative feelings about a campaign can discourage voters by making them less likely to go through what can be a painful process: Voting for someone who will lose.

"If I'm getting my head handed to me by a tennis player, my brain is saying, 'Do I want a second match? No,'" Marcus said. "Why do something that's going to lead to failure?"

Marcus said such emotions can be overcome by outside events, such as a campaign or neighbor urging a person to vote. There's also the danger exuberant Obama backers might decide not to vote because of overconfidence. The Obama and McCain organizations combined have spent hundreds of millions of dollars for those very reasons.

Obama leads McCain among likely voters in the AP-Yahoo News poll, 51 percent to 43 percent.

Supporters of McCain cite a dislike for Obama, dissatisfaction with the campaign's tone and frustration with how news organizations have treated their candidate.

"Flat disgusted, how's that?" said Billie Hart, 80, a Houston Republican backing McCain. "Because that's the way I feel about it. I don't like the individual. I just don't think the United States will be going in the right direction."

Many Democrats say they're energized by a candidate they perceive as different from most politicians and who can make a real difference.

"Elections have always been so ho-hum," said Kathleen Rockwell, 61, an Obama supporter from Redmond, Wash. This time, "I feel connected. And that feels good."

The AP-Yahoo News poll, which has followed the same group of 2,000 people since last November, underscores how individuals have reacted to the campaign's currents. For many McCain supporters, it's not been a happy period.

Three in 10 McCain backers who report being frustrated now said in September they weren't. That is quadruple the number who became less frustrated.

At the same time, one in five McCain supporters are not interested in the campaign now who said they were in September. Half that number gained interest. By similar margins, McCain backers report becoming more angry, bored, overwhelmed and helpless and have become less excited, proud and hopeful.

"I'm real interested in having it over," said Michele Roos, 64, a McCain supporter from Newport News, Va.

Enthusiasm by Obama backers has largely stayed steady since September, though slightly more of them - 31 percent - now say the campaign makes them feel proud.

"I didn't like the candidates before," said Angelique Sims, 38, an Obama supporter from Shawnee, Okla. "I like his character. I like the things he represents. He represents my views."

A closer look at the numbers show how that emotions are playing out to Obama's advantage in several pivotal groups of voters.

Forty-eight percent of those under age 30 who support Obama say they are excited over the race, compared to just 21 percent of those young voters who back McCain. That age group has been a reservoir of strong support for the Democrat.

Just 44 percent of whites supporting the Republican say the campaign interests them, compared to 58 percent of whites and 72 percent of blacks supporting Obama.

At the same time, half of McCain supporters age 65 and up say they're frustrated, compared to three in 10 of Obama's older voters. Also saying they're frustrated are 53 percent of whites backing McCain - compared to 40 percent of whites and 12 percent of blacks behind Obama.

The AP-Yahoo News poll of 1,753 adults was conducted Oct. 17-27 and had an overall margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.3 percentage points. Included were interviews with 803 Obama supporters and 703 McCain supporters, with error margins of plus or minus 3.5 and 3.7 points respectively.

The poll was conducted over the Internet by Knowledge Networks, which initially contacted people using traditional telephone polling methods and followed with online interviews. People chosen for the study who had no Internet access were given it for free.

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AP News Survey Specialist Dennis Junius and AP writer Christine Simmons contributed to this report.

 

[Karen Kraft]

Wasn't Bogus Robocall a linebacker for the Oilers?

See? He's in this picture:

http://images.chron.com/blogs/sportsupdate/archives/1979HoustonOilers.JPG

 

[hurricane64]

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/bogus-robocall.html?npu=1&mbid=yhp

Bogus Robocall Tells Floridians They Can Vote By Phone
By Sarah Lai Stirland EmailOctober 31, 2008 | 6:37:34 PMCategories: Election '08

The residents of Broward County, Florida have recently received misleading robocalls telling them that they can vote by phone on Election Day, according to a report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Friday.

The report didn't provide many details, other than the fact that the voice fallaciously identified itself as Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes.

When asked whether she had heard about the calls, the supervisor's public service director said that she hadn't, and that of course voting by phone is not an option.

The call is just one of a number of dirty tricks being pulled off around the country just before record numbers of voters are expected to turn up at the polls on Election Day.

Another unknown group is distributing flyers (see the flyer after the jump) with official-looking letterhead around the area of Hampton Roads, Virgina that erroneously inform recipients that because of the crowds at the polls, the Virginia State Board of Elections is scheduling Republicans to vote on November 4th, and Democrats on the 5th.

Democratic congressmen Jerry Nadler of New York, John Conyers of Michigan and Bobby Scott of Virginia on Thursday asked the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the matter and to bring criminal charges against the originators of the flyers.

Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that people in the area have been receiving robocalls with the same message. This particular trick is an old one: In 2004, the New York Times reported the same message going out in the Pittsburgh area via flyers.

Caveat emptor.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Wasn't Bogus Robocall a linebacker for the Oilers?

See? He's in this picture:

http://images.chron.com/blogs/sportsupdate/archives/1979HoustonOilers.JPG

He's actually the dorky looking geek wearing red pants in the left corner.

 

[lavender]

If you guys are SO damned sure Obama has won why the hell are you trying to give us Republicans grief for?

As the crazy cajun, James Carville, once said (paraphrased) : when your opponent's drowning, throw 'em an anvil.

I don't really subscribe to that - but it's the answer to your question.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Here's the thing.

If you guys are SO damned sure Obama has won why the hell are you trying to give us Republicans grief for?

If that is in fact the fact, we are all going to be suffering for four years anyway.

Makes you look like a bunch insane fuckers doesn't it?

After 8 years of misleadership, you're gonna begrudge us real Americans a little payback? Is it so wrong to want crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women?

 

[The_Trouvere]

The Republicans are trying to fool blacks into not voting.

That party is simply evil.

 

[hurricane64]

After 8 years of misleadership, you're gonna begrudge us real Americans a little payback? Is it so wrong to want crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women?

Go as far as you want. I would.

It'll only take two years to swing it back the other way, at any rate.

 

[fgarvb1]

Yeah, I read that shit.

So what?

Polls do NOT vote.

Y'all said Bush wouldn't...Couldn't win either.

THEN we had to listen to eight fucking years of whining because he "STOLE" the election.

You fuckers would gripe if you was hung with a new rope!

 

[rat_patrol]

Yeah, I read that shit.

So what?

Polls do NOT vote.

Y'all said Bush wouldn't...Couldn't win either.

THEN we had to listen to eight fucking years of whining because he "STOLE" the election.

You fuckers would gripe if you was hung with a new rope!

Actually the Supreme Court and Katherine Harris decided the first GW election.

 

[Le Jacquelope]

Actually the Supreme Court and Katherine Harris decided the first GW election.

If she'd decided in Al Gore's favor borg boy woulda been the one bitching for the next 32 years.

 

[fgarvb1]

If she'd decided in Al Gore's favor borg boy woulda been the one bitching for the next 32 years.

I bitched about some of Bush's hen house ways!

Voting gives me that right even more!

 

[busybody..]

The Republicans are trying to fool blacks into not voting.

That party is simply evil.

if the COLOREDS dont know by now they cant vote by phone

they shouldnt be permitted to vote in the first place

show me where these calls are

REPOH and directed at COLOREDS

 

[Slowlane]

LT's idiocy marches on.

 

[Le Jacquelope]

I bitched about some of Bush's hen house ways!

Voting gives me that right even more!

I hate to say it but it looks like some right wingers appear to be staying home this election season.

 

[jomar]

Hard to say. But I thought McCain's latest SNL appearance was pretty far out there. I gotta believe it's gonna cost him votes when it's replayed tomorrow night. WTF was he thinking getting talked into that loser parody when real votes are being cast?

 

[Le Jacquelope]

Hard to say. But I thought McCain's latest SNL appearance was pretty far out there. I gotta believe it's gonna cost him votes when it's replayed tomorrow night. WTF was he thinking getting talked into that loser parody when real votes are being cast?

Maybe they'll smart up and vote for Bob Barr?

Dems spent too little money and effort convincing right wing sections of the country to vote for the TRUE right wing candidate hahahah!

 

[jomar]

Maybe they'll smart up and vote for Bob Barr?

Dems spent too little money and effort convincing right wing sections of the country to vote for the TRUE right wing candidate hahahah!

I wonder how many Palin presidential write-in votes there will be.